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Hunter 240 cover Woodyvv at 8:42am 03.03.23 Smaller Boats 7/1466 Does anyone have a source and/or plan for a fairly easy to remove cover for a Hunter 240? My vessel
BOGO FREE on Select EVO and Ocean Series Winches ...3TacksontheWater at 6:40am 03.03.23 Catalina 22 1/793 West Marine's BOGO winch sale just dropped yesterday. I confess that based on the pictures, I do pre
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 michel06440 at 3:06am 03.03.23 Mid-Size Boats 18/2020
I just completed full refit of my 41S5 georgetheleo at 4:40pm 03.02.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1206 Dear Sailing Group It took 2 years part time . Every possible known weakness was address. Direct
Coolant reservoir possibly clogged (2) buddybear at 12:29pm 03.02.23 Catalina 310 7/1468 This is a Universal 25XPB engine. Had a problem with the overflow tank not working properly. The coo
Danfort Corsair compass bulb replacing (3) herrern52 at 9:32am 03.02.23 Ask All Sailors 12/2012 Good evening. Can anybody explain me how to replace the bulb of my compass? I attach some images of
Masthead sheaves and axle specs Kilo72 at 4:09pm 03.01.23 S2 0/827 I will go up mast for wind transducer install and maintenance, inspection... I'd prefer to have pa
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 2:13pm 03.01.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/4079 Hello, if any of you fellow mac owners have any experience with changing out their stainless standin
Window replacement Lizzies Teau at 12:49pm 03.01.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1654
Insurance Claim Georgedoyle at 9:39pm 02.28.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1233 My boat was damaged recently by a boat that broke free from its mooring. There is extensive gel coat
Another Winter Movie... '94-'95 BOC Challenge, Singlehanded Round the World. Leeward Rail at 3:37pm 02.28.23 Sails Call Lounge 9/1352 BOC Challenge : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
US Sailing re-do for 2024 Olympics PaulK at 2:42pm 02.28.23 Racing 3/1200 Seems that with one year to go, US Sailing is reorganizing the US Olympic effort. Paul Cayard and o
Airmar DST 800 vs DST 810 Cederholm at 12:50pm 02.28.23 Ask All Sailors 3/4366 As mentioned in another post I'm assembling all new instruments for my Catalina 30. A B'G Vulcan 9 w
Hunter 42 change to LPG Nauti Laopo at 12:31pm 02.28.23 Ask All Sailors 2/583 Id like to swap out my CNG force10 Oven/stove to a LPG unit. where are Passage owners keeping there
Hunter 31-2 Mainsheet Routing StephenD at 10:33am 02.28.23 Mid-Size Boats 7/1900 I bought a hunter 31, and I thought the mainsheet was supposed to be double ended and controllable f
Boat hook All U Get at 10:20am 02.28.23 Ask All Sailors 25/2291
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair fhujber at 8:29am 02.28.23 Catalina 30 8/2811 There is severe cracking on my 1988 Catalina 30 around the mid-ship stanchion, starboard side. I'm a
Dyneema terminators Nunami at 7:22pm 02.27.23 Ask All Sailors 4/554 I'm looking for some ideas to replace part of my standing rigging with dyneema. The mast connection
Advice on choosing keel lifting rope (3) CaseyJohn2001 at 4:47pm 02.27.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1360 I have a merit 22 that has a liftable 600 pound lead keel. The current rope used to lift the keel is
Splicing 3/16" Dyneema Drinky Crow at 2:22pm 02.27.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1428 Smallest fid locally found is 1/4". Can use? Maybe I have to ... Allen Brothers Selma Splicing Fid

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Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast dlochner at 1:18pm 05.16.25
Shower Sump Pump Woes dlochner at 1:02pm 05.16.25 Comments? Does anyone have a solution to these issues? Lower your hygiene standards? :biggrin:
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast PaulDaniel at 12:58pm 05.16.25
Hunter 45cc AC Issue jssailem at 12:35pm 05.16.25
Coppercoat in low fouling area jssailem at 12:32pm 05.16.25 The website states that CopperCoat is not maintenance-free. https://coppercoatusa.com/media/Copperc
Considering buying a boat with aftermarket mast jssailem at 12:19pm 05.16.25 Has anyone replaced their stock mast with a thicker mast and found it to noticeably reduce sail per
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise john6206 at 12:14pm 05.16.25
A little help with parts... jssailem at 12:10pm 05.16.25 You may (or may not) find used easy lock clutches on eBay. Rig-Right indicates they have an upgraded
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location jssailem at 12:00pm 05.16.25 Drill out plug You can usually just put a drywall screw into the center of the plug and turn it. T
Spreader loose Moose1958 at 11:34am 05.16.25 Thanks to all who have replied to my question ! I have gotten an idea of what to inspect further an
Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ? Johann at 11:16am 05.16.25 As other's state, you cannot program the Multiplus over bluetooth regardless if it has the bluetoot
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise BarryL at 10:52am 05.16.25 Hi, Congratulations on the new boat. As I have never sailed in the great lakes I can't offer any ad
A little help with parts... kappykaplan at 10:00am 05.16.25 You may find some of the information you seek here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.p
Coppercoat in low fouling area colemj at 9:45am 05.16.25 We have had coppercoat. It does not inhibit soft growth at all. It isn't very effective at hard gr
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise dlochner at 9:40am 05.16.25 @Stu Jackson No auto pilot. it seems in better condition than other boats we looked at, but the t
Visual Distress Signal Alternatives and Disposal of Pyrotechnic Flares pgandw at 9:39am 05.16.25 According to some testing (I forget who), distress flares work for decades past their expiration dat
Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ? colemj at 9:38am 05.16.25 I've installed several Multiplus's and a Magnum unit. You didn't state which Magnum you have, nor w
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration BigEasy at 9:37am 05.16.25 My good sir, I leave the positioning of motor mounts in your capable hands. Please don't leave me
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location knotimpossible at 9:31am 05.16.25 From my view of photos, the drawers' wood faceplate clearly has wooden plugs for screws underneath/
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise dLj at 9:30am 05.16.25 @Stu Jackson No auto pilot. it seems in better condition than other boats we looked at, but the t

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